More French air traffic control strikes announced

AIRLINES are warning of a possible ‘summer of discontent’ due to an unprecedented wave of air traffic control #strikes in #France. Thousands of passengers will see their #travel plans disrupted again during the weeks leading up to the school summer holidays. 

Recent industrial action is to be followed by further strikes announced for June 3-5 and June 14, meaning more cancelled flights, delayed journeys, and detours across Europe, according to industry lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E).

Strikes by air traffic controllers in Greece, Italy, Belgium, and France in March, April, and May caused more than 2,500 flight cancellations in European airspace.

A4E managing director Thomas Reynaert comments: ‘For the seventh time in the past two months the air traffic controllers in France are infringing people’s rights. The overall impact of these strikes will be immense as they are taking place at a very busy time of the year.

‘We are hurtling towards a summer of disruption and frustration for customers. The European Commission and governments must act immediately to protect the rights of millions of European travellers affected by this repeated and disproportionate industrial action.’

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